Iran, Sudan agree to restore ties after 7 years

"Following contacts between the two sides' senior officials in recent months, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Sudan Republic agreed to resume their diplomatic ties in line with the two countries' interests," Iran's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

It added that Tehran and Khartoum agreed to develop cordial relations "based on mutual respect for sovereignty, equality, common interests and peaceful coexistence."

The two sides also agreed to expand cooperation in various fields to serve the interests of their nations and ensure regional security and stability, the statement noted.

According to the statement, both sides agreed to carry out all the necessary measures to reopen the two countries' embassies in the near future and make arrangements for the exchange of official delegations in order to discuss possible ways to boost cooperation.

Tehran and Khartoum decided to restore relations after Iran and Saudi Arabia signed a China-brokered agreement in March to resume ties following a seven-year hiatus.

The Sudanese Foreign Ministry also said in a statement that the decision to resume relations "came after a number of high-level communications between the two countries and will serve their mutual interests."

In a post on his X account, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said following a meeting with his Sudanese counterpart Ali al-Sadiq Ali on the sidelines of a gathering of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)’s foreign ministers in Baku in January, they decided to resume relations between the two countries and "this process completed today."

"The two countries' embassies will be reopened in the capitals soon," the Iranian foreign minister wrote.

Amir-Abdollahian and his Sudanese counterpart met for the first time in seven years on the sidelines of the NAM meeting and conferred on the “imminent” resumption of diplomatic relations.